Welcome to the first update post of 2014...
We have a busy 2014 ahead of us... and there has already been plenty of activity behind the scenes on various aspects of the project.
After the setting up of the project over the last year, we are now beginning to prepare the teaching materials which will be used for the courses that will be run as part of the course.
These will be piloted over the summer at the University of the Aegean, and the materials will then be shared online (and on further face to face courses)
The project is being disseminated through a range of channels and has been mentioned at a number of meetings and events in several EU countries.
We are also preparing for our next meeting, which will take place at the University of Surrey in Guildford as part of the Geographical Association's annual conference.
There will be a workshop as part of the session on the Wednesday the 16th of April.
We have also worked with the very talented designer Bryan Ledgard to produce a range of dissemination materials which will form part of the project as we move into 2014. Watch out for those shortly.
The I-USE project has also formed part of a lecture given in Altentejo, Portugal by Alan Parkinson last week, and also the inaugural School on Cloud meeting at Doukas School in Athens at the end of March 2014.
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Census at School
The Census at School site website contains a range of useful classroom resources, which explore the analysis of data collected in the most recent UK Census.
These are produced for a range of subjects.
For example, the 'How old is your height' activity, explores the changing heights of people through history.
It's a nice example of how young people can be involved in data collection which is then used to explore a relevant issue.
I wonder whether there are similar resources available to help 'unpick' the Census data collected in other EU countries ?
These are produced for a range of subjects.
For example, the 'How old is your height' activity, explores the changing heights of people through history.
It's a nice example of how young people can be involved in data collection which is then used to explore a relevant issue.
I wonder whether there are similar resources available to help 'unpick' the Census data collected in other EU countries ?
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Information Geographies
Some awesome data visualisation work from the Oxford Information Geographies website.
Take a look...
Saturday, 25 January 2014
EUROSTAT Quiz
On the I-USE website, we have started to provide guides to some of the more popular websites and apps which relate to statistical literacy across a range of curriculum subjects.
One quick way to test your statistical literacy is to have a go at the QUIZ from the home page of the EUROSTAT website.
Choose a theme and test yourself against the clock...
One quick way to test your statistical literacy is to have a go at the QUIZ from the home page of the EUROSTAT website.
Choose a theme and test yourself against the clock...
I-USE website taking shape
If you haven't been to see our website for a while then you won't have seen the changes that we've made to it.
We're adding new features all the time now as the project prepares to move into its second year. We've got our new TOOLKIT taking shape, which will help to make sense of statistical data for you.
There are other sections of the website which will be developed through this year.
Readymade tables (EU and World statistics)
Databases (Eurostat, World Bank, Google data, Gapminder)
Tools (Collecting your own data, Using statistical tools with video guides)
Use (How to use statistics in different subjects, Quantitative and qualitative data, Examples of misuse
Resources (Best practice and Course materials)
Quizzes
We're adding new features all the time now as the project prepares to move into its second year. We've got our new TOOLKIT taking shape, which will help to make sense of statistical data for you.
There are other sections of the website which will be developed through this year.
Readymade tables (EU and World statistics)
Databases (Eurostat, World Bank, Google data, Gapminder)
Tools (Collecting your own data, Using statistical tools with video guides)
Use (How to use statistics in different subjects, Quantitative and qualitative data, Examples of misuse
Resources (Best practice and Course materials)
Quizzes
New logo....
More on that to come shortly...
Check out the website if you haven't visited recently.
Monday, 20 January 2014
Statistical literacy - some Geography contexts...
It's important to make clear that unlike most of the projects that I'm currently involved in, and am likely to be involved in, this is not a geography project.
Statistical literacy is a skill that is required by all students, and would be best taught in all subjects, so that students became aware of the literacy elements that were relevant.
The previous post which refers to the work of Hans Rosling is a reminder that numbers are of vital importance if we want to fully understand the world, and the way that it works.
Which areas of geography are you particularly focussing on at the moment.
Where does statistical literacy come into the work that you are doing ?
Statistical literacy is a skill that is required by all students, and would be best taught in all subjects, so that students became aware of the literacy elements that were relevant.
The previous post which refers to the work of Hans Rosling is a reminder that numbers are of vital importance if we want to fully understand the world, and the way that it works.
Which areas of geography are you particularly focussing on at the moment.
Where does statistical literacy come into the work that you are doing ?
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